Template talk:Country table

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Templates for deletion This template was considered for deletion on 2007 August 4. The result of the discussion was Keep.

[edit] Example

Country Area (km²) Population
Flag of Australia Australia 7,741,220 20,155,000
Flag of Brazil Brazil 8,514,877 186,405,000
Flag of Canada Canada 9,970,610 32,268,000
Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 9,598,086 1,315,844,000
Flag of India India 3,158,290 1,103,371,000
Flag of Russia Russia 17,098,242 143,202,000
Flag of the United States United States of America 9,629,091 298,213,000

is created by including:

{{Country table
|Headings = [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|Area]] (km²) {{!!}} [[List of countries by population|Population]]
|RUS = 17,098,242 {{!!}}   143,202,000
|CAN =  9,970,610 {{!!}}    32,268,000
|USA =  9,629,091 {{!!}}   298,213,000
|CHN =  9,598,086 {{!!}} 1,315,844,000
|BRA =  8,514,877 {{!!}}   186,405,000
|AUS =  7,741,220 {{!!}}    20,155,000
|IND =  3,158,290 {{!!}} 1,103,371,000
}}

[edit] Formatting options

HTML and CSS formatting of cells can be achieved by replacing {{!!}} with {{!}} formatting {{!}}.

To format the first data column, add formatting {{!}} before the data.

For example:

Country Area (km²) Population
Flag of Australia Australia 7,741,220 20,155,000
Flag of Brazil Brazil 8,514,877 186,405,000
Flag of Canada Canada 9,970,610 32,268,000
Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 9,598,086 1,315,844,000
Flag of India India 3,158,290 1,103,371,000
Flag of Russia Russia 17,098,242 143,202,000
Flag of the United States United States of America 9,629,091 298,213,000

is created by including:

{{Country table
|Headings = [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|Area]] (km²) {{!!}} [[List of countries by population|Population]]
|RUS = align=right bgcolor=PeachPuff {{!}} 17,098,242 
{{!}} align=right {{!}}   143,202,000
|CAN = align=right {{!}} 9,970,610 
{{!}} align=right {{!}}    32,268,000
|USA = align=right {{!}} 9,629,091 
{{!}} align=right {{!}}   298,213,000
|CHN = align=right {{!}} 9,598,086 
{{!}} align=right bgcolor=lightyellow {{!}} 1,315,844,000
|BRA = align=right {{!}} 8,514,877 
{{!}} align=right {{!}}   186,405,000
|AUS = align=right {{!}} 7,741,220 
{{!}} align=right {{!}}    20,155,000
|IND = align=right {{!}} 3,158,290 
{{!}} align=right bgcolor=lightyellow {{!}} 1,103,371,000
}}

[edit] Limitations

Currently, countries are always listed in alphabetical order.

It is not currently possible to format the country cells. This could be achieved by adding another "if" value.